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Kung Fu Panda 3

Movie PG 2016 95 minutes
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Common Sense Media Review

By Claudia Puig , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 6+

Upbeat but intense threequel looks at identity, family ties.

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Parent and Kid Reviews

age 6+

Based on 25 parent reviews

age 2+

Review of Kung Fu Panda 2

age 4+

SO UNDERRATED AND BETTER THAN THE FIRST TWO MOVIES!

HOW DO PEOPLE NOT LIKE THIS MOVIE? IT'S AMAZING! The action scenes make the final battle in Avengers: Endgame boring! I love this movie! It's so underrated! It even has a really good message!

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Our review:
Parents say (25 ):
Kids say (48 ):

The animation is gorgeous and vividly hued—the panda village looks like a Chinese version of the Hobbit village crossed with Shangri La—and the humor is light, if sometimes a bit corny. And the characters in Kung Fu Panda 3 are likable enough in this generally engaging, family-friendly tale. Po must relearn what it means to be a panda (sleep in, eat a lot, chill out) and also teach the bucolic village of laid-back, clumsy, and peacefully loving pandas kung fu. To accomplish this, he creates dumpling and noodle "squadrons," which is a cute concept. And the idea that there's always something more to learn (not to mention the value of embracing what makes you you) is definitely a worthy message.

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